[File photo] A worker counts money 1 minute Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has reversed the 0.5 percentage point VAT increase he announced during the passing of the budget in March. The VAT increase was later approved by the National Assembly with a slight margin with recommendations from ActionSA which was against the increase, saying that…
1 minute Deputy Health Minister Joe Phaahla believes there is no connection between the fire that broke out at Tembisa Hospital today and the one that occurred over the weekend. Phaahla visited the hospital to evaluate the damage caused to the facility’s filing room and to discuss recovery plans. This comes after another fire broke…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile visits the Assemblies of God in Thaba Nchu in the Free State on April 18, 2025. 1 minute Re-elected African National Congress (ANC) Northern Cape Chairperson Zamani Saul says the matter of the alleged shooting of Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s vehicle will deepen divisions within the party ahead of the 2027 elective…
[FILE IMAGE] Flooded road. 2 minutes Heavy rains that hit the Eastern Cape over the past two days have left pensioners at Thembalethu Old Age Home in Mdantsane in Buffalo City Metro without sleeping mattresses and blankets. The rainfall resulted in flooding and extensive damage to the home. The pensioners say the situation will have…
2 minutes The Western Cape High Court has reserved judgment in the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)’s urgent application to halt a VAT increase, set to kick-in on the 1st of May. Both parties are challenging the legality and constitutionality of the 50 basis point Value-Added Tax hike, adopted during the 2025/2026…
Police are investigating a case of murder after a man was shot and killed in Kwazulu Natal. 1 minute A man has been shot and killed in an alleged botched robbery at Kenilworth Road in Sydenham, Durban. ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson says the man, believed to be in his 20s, was killed after he…
Bishop Zondo is facing ten charges of rape. 2 minutes The High Court in Pretoria has dismissed an application by the leader of the Rivers of Living Waters Church, Stephen Zondo, for Judge Papi Masopo to recuse himself. Zondo is accused of rape, sexual assault and defeating the ends of justice. The charges were brought by…
Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo 1 minute Gauteng Judge President Justice Dunstan Mlambo and Supreme Court of Appeal President Madam Justice Mahube Molemela are among the four candidates President Cyril Ramaphosa has nominated for the position of Deputy Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa. The position has been vacant since the elevation of…
SARB building in Pretoria 1 minute The composite leading business cycle indicator in South Africa rose by 0.9% monthly in January 2025. The latest number from the Reserve Bank follows a revised fall of 1.5% in the previous month. The rebound was driven by increases in 4 of the 10 available component time series, which…
[File photo] Firefighters work at the scene of a deadly blaze at Usindiso building. 1 minute The alleged arsonist of the Usindiso building fire, Sithembiso Mdlalose, had earlier confessed to the tragic incident before a court of law. This was heard on Wednesday in the High Court at the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng’s…
